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Criminology and Criminal Justice 

Studying Criminology and Criminal Justice can lead to a range of career paths, at Bangor our cross-discipline degrees allow you to gain a clear focus on criminology and learn theories from several academic disciplines.

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STUDENT PROFILE Beth Corden

BA Criminology and Criminal Justice

Beth tells us about her course and all the volunteering she has done as part of her Bangor Employability Award.

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If you have any questions about the course, our lecturers are on hand to help. Below are some examples of frequently asked questions. Can you think of any more? 

  • What are the qualities of a successful Criminology and Criminal Justice student at Bangor?
  • How can I prepare myself to study Criminology and Criminal Justice at Bangor?
  • How will I know that Criminology and Criminal Justice at Bangor is the right choice for me?

0:08 Hi my name is Dr Lorraine Barron and I'm a lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice

0:05 at Bangor University. When you're studying criminology and criminal law at Bangor you'll

0:09 get to explore criminal personalities and then you'll be able to see exactly what it is that

0:14 makes somebody a criminal or not so basically we'll be looking at is somebody born a criminal

0:19 or do we become criminal from the the outside environment and society that we're exposed

0:25 to as we're growing up. It's quite fun if you're sitting down with your family watching Jeffrey Dahmer

0:32 drama series or the news about serial killers then you can you know show off your knowledge that you've gained from

0:37 studying criminology and criminal law. I think one of the best things about teaching at Bangor University is the friendly environment because

0:47 it's a smaller University the staff have a lot more one-on-one student time so therefore we

0:54 have a lot more time to give to any matters that you have maybe pastoral or academic

1:00 issues that you have outside of academia and studying. Banger University is situated

1:06 just outside the Snowdonia range so if you want to take a break from your studies and get some

1:12 you know emotional well-being and physical well-being we're located very close to the

1:16 coast so if you prefer a walk on the beach or a coast day that's also a good really good

1:21 way to to unwind um and then you know prepare yourself for another week back at University.

0:00 My name is Dr Tim Holmes, I'm a senior lecturer in criminology and policing and subject lead for

0:05 criminology and policing at Bangor University. I teach on the criminology program around cyber

0:11 crime and organized crime and in relation to policing I teach around the theory of criminal

0:18 behavior and digital policing. The main things that are interesting in the areas of criminology

0:24 I teach is the real diversity of topics that we get to cover when we look at cyber crime,

0:30 we're looking at all those different areas of the internet and how people can exploit people

0:34 through fraud through deception through online hacking and then when we come to the discussion

0:40 of terrorism and organized crime we're really looking at those distinct groups of people

0:45 who have organize their criminality to exploit people around the world and in many different

0:50 ways. The important thing with criminology is that it offers us an insight into the real fundamental questions

0:56 of right and wrong but also whilst acknowledge in the complex world that we live in.

1:01 A criminology student is really a jack of many trades we have to understand all of

1:07 these different issues education, health, mental health, poverty, international relations and

1:15 we filter this all through the lens of crime and Crime Control. Through this we have a real

1:20 distinct focus in our degree whilst opening you up to a lot of different areas for discussion and debate.

1:24 The great thing about being a Bangor is the people, I've taught a Bangor for a while

1:30 and there's a saying that if you're the smartest person in the room you're in the wrong room and

1:35 I'm really lucky at Bangor that I'm always in the right room. I'm surrounded by great

1:39 colleagues with real expertise in a very diverse range of areas of criminology. I've got expertise

1:44 in undercover policing, in crime and media, in the probation service, in the Police Service, all these

1:50 different experts bringing their work to bear in helping us teach students around really diverse

1:56 topics within criminology. The reason I teach at Bangor it's a really nice environment to learn in.

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